Risk's

Question 1

What are the 3 types of risk?

Answer 1

Absolute risk
Perceived risk
Actual risk

Question 2

What is absolute risk?

Answer 2

The uppermost limit of risk in a particular situation or activity, assuming safety has not been considered

The worst case scenario risk

Question 3

What is perceived risk?

Answer 3

The subjective assessment that a person makes about the risk they are about to face is some situations.

Can vary dramatically

Question 4

What is actual risk?

Answer 4

The risk that actually exists for a particular situation or activity, given that safety has been considered and controls are put in place.

Question 5

What is a positive response?

Answer 5

One that will react in positive behaviours towards that place

Behaviours that might protect, preserve or enhance that place in some way

Question 6

What are 2 examples of positive responses?

Answer 6

Awe

Inspiration

Question 7

What is Awe?

Answer 7

The feeling of wonder or admiration for an outdoor environment

Question 8

What is inspiration?

Answer 8

A feeling about the outdoor environment that leads a person to want to do something or create something

Question 9

What is a negative response?

Answer 9

One that will probably lead to damaging behaviours or dangerous actions with respect to an outdoor environment

Such as the desire to clear it, change it or remove things from it

Question 10

What are 2 examples of negative responses?

Answer 10

Fear

Curiosity

Question 11

What is fear?

Answer 11

An unpleasant feeling resulting in a belief that something about an outdoor environment is dangerous

Question 12

What is curiosity?

Answer 12

A feeling of wanting to know more, to understand and outdoor environment in more detail or in other ways

Is both positive and negative because the behaviours resulting from it may differ from positive to negative

Question 13

What is ‘as we age’?

Answer 13

As a person ages their character, personality, experiences and values change, the ways they respond to particular outdoor environments may also change

Question 14

What is ‘as society changes’?

Answer 14

Society as a whole changes over time and this can lead to society-wide changes in the we respond to particular places.

Question 15

What is Risk?

Answer 15

The potential to lose that you value, measured against the possibility of gaining something that you value

Question 16

Adventure Experience Paradigm

Answer 16

Exploration a experimentation 
Adventure
Peak Adventure
Misadventure 
Devastation and disaster